2009 Soundstage Lamm LL2.1
"We can describe music and its reproduction via a core analysis of dynamics, rhythm, and tonality. But apart from an orchestra conductor’s internal vision, looking at these elements of a score does little to communicate the art of a performance. I found that the LL2.1 revealed its character not through analysis but holistically. Listening through it was like sitting farther back in the hall -- not in terms of image scale or dynamic impact, but in the sense that it seldom pulled my perceptions into tight diagnostic focus. While I never forgot that I was reviewing the Lamm, this awareness seldom took me out of the moment -- in fact, just the opposite. While I heard gobs of musical minutiae, the LL2.1’s personality was of a whole; it delivered music with the completeness of its designer’s vision."
By the end of my listening sessions, the audiophile words tended to fall away. The LL2.1’s expressive flow, stalwart bass, and superb dynamics, combined with a wonderful sense of acoustic presence and harmonic rightness, made me stop thinking about componentry, and drew me in for many a joyful night of musical satisfaction. Its virtue is its guileless blending of these attributes into a unified whole. To my ears, it just felt like home. I described the Lamm’s sound as holistic -- a word that might take on more meaning for you after you’ve heard it. When you have, tell me if you think otherwise. I say "Thank you, Vladimir" -- it’s good to be an audiophile. "
2015 The Audio Beat Lamm M1.2 Ref
" ... They delivered sound with concert-hall authority, realistic tonality and unflinching honesty that caused me to immediately engage with the music. The emotional pleasure we get when we lose ourselves in music and arrive at that locus of disbelief, slipping out of our audio systems and into the reality of the performance, is the apex of enjoyment for many an audiophile. It’s what I call the audiophile miracle, a kind of sonic transubstantiation whereby metal, glass and wire turn into joy.
The Lamm amps are limbic-driving joy machines -- miracle makers that kept me up all night begging for just one more record. These are amps for musicians, not analyticians. ..."
Tim,
Thanks for pointing again these excellent characteristics of Lamm equipment - however people do not seem to believe it , no one has shown any interest in the Lamm products I advertised during the last months at give away prices. I really appreciate the M1.2 Reference I am selling just the extra pair as I gave up on the idea of bi-amplification - the second pair was for the Watchdog subs ...
IMHO the interesting followup is asking what are these comnents worth for consumers and interested audiophiles if they feel that we can get exactly the same effect removing tweaks, adding some toe-out, a few cheap power cables or some O-rings?